Improvement in privy-seats



W. P. HASTINGS.

lmprovemen t in Privy -Seats.

Patented July 16,1872.

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WWWAJOW 2 Unrrnn STATES WILLIAM F. HASTINGS, or MARYVILLE, rnnnnssnn.

IMPROVEMENT IN PRlVY-SEATS.

Specification describing Letters Patent No. 129,223, dated July 16,1872.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WM. P. HASTINGS, of

Maryville, in the county of Blount and State of Tennessee, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Privy- Seats; and I do herebydeclare that the following is a full, clear, and exact descriptionthereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawing and to theletters of reference marked thereon which form a part of thisspecification.

' The nature of my invention consists in the construction of aprivyseatof pottery, with cushion for the same, as will be hereinafter more fullyset forth.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my inventionappertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe itsconstruction and operation, referring to the annexed drawing, in which-Figure 1 represents a side elevation, and Fig. 2 is a longitudinalsection, of my privyseat.

Arepresents the stand or seat, made of pottery, in conical shape, and ofany suitableheight and size. Near the base of the stand A is an exteriorcircumferential flange, B, which prevents the seat from falling downthrough the floor of the privy, the extreme lower end of the standpassing down through the floor. This peculiar construction insures thecarrying oil of all drippings below the floor of the privy. The flange Bis made without a corresponding groove on the interior surface of thestand, as is usual in articles made of pottery, which makes the end muchstronger than would otherwise be the case. Y The upper side is flat, tofasten with hooks or buttons, if desired.

Around the upper end of the stand is a pro-' jecting flange, O, and thetop side or edge of the stand is made concave, as shown at D. Under theflange O are holes a through the stand, and in the edge of said flangeare corresponding notches b, which holes and notches are for the purposeof tying the cushion on with cords, if desired. E represents the maincushion, made in annular form to fit in the concavity I), and to theinneredge of the same is attached a flat pad, G, projecting over theedge of theseat, and provided at its outer edge with an elastic band, H,for holding the entire cushion to its place. This band-fastenin g allowsof the removal of the cushion at pleasure, if snow or rain should driftor beat into the privy, rendering it necessary to dry the cushion.

Having thus fully described my invention,

what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The holes a and notches 1) formed under and in the upper flange O ofthe stand A, substantially for the purposes herein set forth.

2. The combination of the annular cushion E, pad G, and elastic band H,substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own invention I affix mysignature in presence of two witnesses.

WM. P. HASTINGS.

Witnesses:

THOMAS LILLARD, DAVID BOWLES.

